Paraboot has been mastering the hard‑bottom craft since 1908, when Rémy‑Alexis Richard began hand‑stitching shoes in the French Alps and later pioneered the use of natural rubber soles — a move that set the brand’s entire identity. Most Paraboot shoe production still runs through the family‑owned Richard‑Pontvert factory in Saint‑Jean‑de‑Moirans, where every pair is built the slow way: thick leather uppers cut and stitched in‑house, Norwegian‑ and Goodyear‑welted construction, and vulcanised soles moulded from proprietary rubber compounds that last for years, not seasons, with selected lines made in Italy, Spain, and Portugal using components sourced across Europe.
The Paraboot Michael is the undisputed best‑selling icon, with other signatures in the Paraboot footwear lineup like the Chambord and Thiers. Alongside shoes are Paraboot loafers, each carrying that unmistakable mix of ruggedness and refinement, from the Paraboot Reims loafer to the Barth boat shoe.
